ghostscript: DoS (crash) in CCITTFax decoding filter
Published Apr 8, 2009
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.84%
Description
The CCITTFax decoding filter in Ghostscript 8.60, 8.61, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file that triggers a buffer underflow in the cf_decode_2d function.
Affected products
No data.
- 8.61
Running on/with
- 8.60
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
ghostscript-0:7.05-32.1.20
Fixed · RHSA-2009:0420
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
ghostscript-0:7.07-33.2.el4_7.8
Fixed · RHSA-2009:0420
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
ghostscript-0:8.15.2-9.4.el5_3.7
Fixed · RHSA-2009:0421
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | ghostscript-0:7.05-32.1.20 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:0420 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | ghostscript-0:7.07-33.2.el4_7.8 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:0420 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | ghostscript-0:8.15.2-9.4.el5_3.7 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:0421 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 4.84% (0.04840) | 91.74th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.84% (0.04840) | 90.84th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 6.17% (0.06173) | 89.89th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 11.25% (0.11252) | 89.16th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 6.17% (0.06173) | 90.14th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 5.06% (0.05062) | 92.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 21, 2024 | 6.98% (0.06976) | 93.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 26, 2023 | 8.41% (0.08409) | 93.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 12, 2023 | 8.51% (0.08510) | 93.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 10.63% (0.10632) | 94.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 8.23% (0.08228) | 93.49th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 8.23% (0.08228) | 92.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 8.23% (0.08228) | 82.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (26)
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- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=493442 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-6725
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9507 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/757-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
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